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A Long Island family's fishing trip near Fire Island turned into a viral sensation after a humpback whale slammed into the side of their boat.
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A Long Island family's fishing trip near Fire Island turned into a viral sensation after a humpback whale slammed into the side of their boat.
After two whales washed up on local beaches in just one week, Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, the executive director at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Bright Program, explains why this is unusual and what we can do to protect marine life.
A 45-foot-long dead whale washed up on Rockaway Beach in Queens Thursday.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said a dead whale, tentatively identified as a Fin whale, was found on the bow of a ship at the Gloucester City marine terminal.
Another whale has died after becoming beached off the coast of the Jersey Shore, according to officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center.
A whale has died after it charged at a boat Saturday afternoon along the Barnegat Bay in Ocean County, New Jersey, police said.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock shares more on what the new addition means for the critically endangered species.
An incredible video captured the moment a whale off the coast of New Hampshire capsized a boat, sending two men flying into the ocean.
The endangered sei whale was caught on the ship's bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn, officials said.
The Wildlife Conservation Society says the waters off New York and New Jersey provide a crucial habitat for endangered whales all year long.
One researcher called it "a truly awe-inspiring experience, one we will always remember."
The whale caught Ralphie Pepe by surprise while he was fishing.
One whale was off Wainscott, New York, and the other in Raritan Bay, New Jersey.
The whale is approximately 18-20 feet long.
The Monmouth County Board of Commissioners is calling for an immediate moratorium on off-shore projects, but the state's Department of Environmental Protection says it's aware of no credible evidence this activity could cause whale mortality.
Since December, at least nine whales have washed ashore around the Tri-State Area.
The DEP authorized $8.5 million to make sure offshore development is safe, and two wind energy companies have committed another $26 million for research and ecological monitoring. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
Nine dead whales have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in recent months. Some are blaming offshore wind energy sites, but federal officials are pushing back.
"How many more will it take?" asked a coastal mayor after another dead whale washed ashore in Manasquan, New Jersey.
They are trying to determine how the 29,000-pound creature named Luna died.
Environmental advocates say ocean pollution is likely to blame for the deaths of several whales along the shores of New York and New Jersey.
Several groups argued that climate change is impacting ocean waters altering the ecosystems, and ultimately causing changes in whale behavior.
We're expecting to hear more from environmental activists who blame the deaths on offshore wind projects.
A humpback recently washed ashore in New Jersey, making it the sixth whale dead on our coasts in just over a month.
A humpback recently washed ashore in New Jersey, making it the sixth whale dead on our coasts in just over a month. CBS2's Vanessa Murdock reports.
